Tate St Ives

Tate St Ives is a museum of modern and contemporary art on the Cornish coast, emphasizing artists who worked in and around St Ives. It connects local modernist art to broader British and international movements.

Exhibitions rotate between shows of national significance and displays highlighting St Ives artists and their relationship to the sea and landscape. The building includes galleries arranged to take advantage of coastal views, linking artwork to place.

The museum opened in the later 20th century as a regional branch of Tate and has hosted temporary exhibitions and community programs focused on art education. Its displays often include painting, sculpture, film, and other media by mid-century and contemporary practitioners.

Tate St Ives sits above Porthmeor Beach in the town of St Ives, Cornwall, where ocean vistas are integral to the visitor experience.

• Collection focus: Focuses on modern and contemporary British art with particular emphasis on the mid-20th-century St Ives school of artists.

What to See #

• Main galleries: Gallery spaces devoted to modern and contemporary art with a focus on artists associated with St Ives and the wider British modernist movement.
• Sea-facing terrace: A terrace and visitor facilities that look out over Porthmeor Beach and the Atlantic, providing views that relate to the art on display.